Program Assistants
(formerly Student Volunteers)

Complete Program Assistant Application Here

Benefits:

• Networking with more than 30,000 industry professionals
• Conference education sessions**
• Exhibition hall featuring 900+ health IT companies**
• 2 HIMSS shirts
• All scheduled meals throughout the conference, including a daily morning breakfast briefing, lunch and various student/staff dinner and social functions
• Complimentary shared housing
• Complimentary conference registration**
• Daily transportation to/from the convention center
• Post-conference cash incentive based on performance

** Your badge will allow access to both the educational sessions and the exhibit floor. Free time varies by assignments.

Prerequisites:

To become a program assistant at HIMSS11, you must be:

• A student member of HIMSS - Join Now!
• Currently a full-time undergraduate or graduate student in a related field*.
• Available full time from the dates of February 19 – February 24, 2012
• Age 21 years or older.
• Must not have volunteered for the HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition for more than two consecutive years.

* A copy of your class schedule or a letter from your institution is acceptable form of proof of current student status – a copy of your student ID will not be accepted.

Your Commitment:

• Air transportation to/from Las Vegas
• Ground transportation to/from Las Vegas airports to your hotel
• Incidental charges (i.e. hotel incidentals and meals outside of scheduled meals)
• A full time commitment to HIMSS to be available for the entire conference, February 19, 2012 (mandatory student orientation/conference set-up begins promptly at noon) through February 24 (final day of conference until 3pm)

Application deadline is Monday, December 5, 2011. Students will be notified of acceptance by January 2, 2012.